Yoga isn’t just a physical practice – it’s a yoking of the mind body and soul (though I don’t like using that last word because it typically implies some religious affiliation). Basically yoga is a tool you can use to improve everything in your life. Using the tools you pick up in your day-to-day physical practice can drastically help you in other areas of you life outside the yoga studio.
Some ways that yoga has made me a better person are as follows:
1) Control: I tend to be a hot head. It takes a lot to truly upset me, but when my top blows it blows big time – we’re talking Mount Saint Heather (instead of Helens). I’d be lying if I said I’d never hit someone or shouted irrationally cruel things. It was only since taking yoga (and growing up a bit) that I find myself able to step back and take a deep breath before reacting. Who knew Ujjayi breath could help your personal relationships as well as warm up your body for an asana practice? Holler!
Hey gang, want to read more? Check out the rest of my guest post for runtothefinish.com by clicking here. Gotta love spreading the yoga love to all those runners!
XO
Heather C
Haha, my friends know when I’m angry because I would be Ujjyai breathing with my nostril flaring… I tell them at least I am managing my temper… Thanks for the post!